The companion volume to Foster's DON'T TEMPT ME. Single dad Hogan Guthrie has learned the hard way that love doesn't always turn out the way you planned. These days, he keeps his life simple - raising his teenage son while settling in to his unexpected new job as head chef at the most popular barbeque joint in Clearbrook, Ohio. Too bad prickly and opinionated Violet Shaw, the restaurant's manager, can't stop butting heads with him. Clearbrook sheriff...

"Working at her late ex-husband's company, socialite Astrid Sterling finds new purpose. If only star architect Clay Morgan would give her a chance instead of the cold shoulder. But a truce that explodes into blinding passion leaves Astrid breathless--and torn. The single dad already has trust issues--and Astrid has a secret that could shatter everything they've built..."-- Provided by publisher.